Looking for flavour /

Santich, Barbara,

Looking for flavour / Barbara Santich. - Expanded edition. - xiv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

First edition: 1996.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-284) and index.

Foreword / Introduction to the second edition-- Looking for flavours-- Taste and culture-- Tastes of Australia past-- The fascination of markets-- Markets in Sicily: a medieval presence-- Mediterranean inspiration-- The art of cuisine-- Recipes and rights-- Russian markets: a feast for the few-- Putting cuisine into culture-- Toward an Australian cuisine-- Opportunity lost-- Scones, sponges, anzacs and lamingtons-- The rise and demise of the kangaroo steamer-- Regionalism in Australia-- An Australian banquet, 1984-- Metamorphoses of the banquet-- Bastille Day at Claret and its "repas communal"-- A surrealist banquet, 1993-- Food and performance, food in performance-- On gastronomy-- Writing about food-- The meaning of food-- Flavour first-- Vegs and meat-- Professor Lucullus in the twenty-second century-- Sin and a well-considered indulgence. Gay Bilson--

In this book renowned food writer Barbara Santich develops a credo for enjoying eating in modern Australia. With topics like 'flavour first, rainforests second', her book is sure to provoke passionate debate.

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Food habits--History--Australia
Food--History.
Cooking, Australian--History

641.30994

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